WORTH NOTING: Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one

Here are some interesting statistics I found regarding teens, television, grades, exercise and obesity:

• These teens are clocking four to five or more hours in front of a television per week.
• Girls with a bedroom television reported getting less vigorous exercise – 1.8 hours per week compared to 2.5 hours for girls without a TV. They also ate fewer vegetables, drank more sweetened beverages and ate meals with their family less often.
• Boys with a bedroom TV reported having a lower grade point average than boys without one, as well as eating less fruit and having fewer family meals.
• The study found that having a bedroom TV was an even stronger predictor of obesity than the actual time spent watching TV.
• Both boys and girls with a bedroom TV reported spending less time reading and doing homework.

(According to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health – April 7, 2008, Reuters)